Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758.

Length 38 cm. The male duck has a cinnamon head and a wide green crescent with white border over each eye, extending nearly to the nape. The back and sides are marked with tiny black stripes; the wings and tail are brownish; it has a yellow patch at the base of the tail coverts. Female is brown, except for whitish chin and belly. The common Teal spends the winter mainly in reservoirs, pools, estuaries, and marshes. Its diet consists of aquatic plants, leaves, roots, and seeds; also aquatic invertebrates. It is a common winter migrant and is found in the Nile Valley and Delta, as well as some Western Desert oases.